What are your goals?

[b fold the truth]

I keep a running list of what my goals are on my computer. I make many short-term goals as well as a few long-term goals. My short term range from 2-3 weeks, 6-8 weeks, 2-3 months, 3-6 months, 1 year, and 3-5 year goals.

2-3 weeks: Have my new routine planned out for Nationals (October 5th). All injuries healed.

6-8 weeks: Weigh 275-282, be working on my cardio and endurance events. Get a 500-600 pound earth mover tire to work on speed and technique only. Strengthen my abs, hips, neck and calves. Break down my technique on every core exercise and event and improve it with lighter weights. Increase total body flexibility.

2-3 months: Spend August 11th through October 5th hitting my events hard. Weigh 280-285. Cardio (light) 3x per weeks. Hit all events on Sunday's and the ones I have the most problems with again on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Strengthen my triceps, overhead press, quads, calves, and sprinting endurance.

October 5th: North America's Strongest Man contest. Weigh 287-293. Win the 300 pound weight class. Place top 3 in the Overall.

3-6 months: Strengthen my entire body, bringing up all of my core lifts and major event weights. Preparing to compete in 2 pro contest in 2003 and try to qualify for the Pro Nationals July 2003.

1 Year: Qualify for the Pro Nationals. Weigh 295-300. Log Press 345 for a single. Bench Press 485 raw, squat 700 raw, deadlift 700 raw.

3-5 Years: Be a top 10 ranked pro and qualify for the World's Strongest Man contest. Weigh 300-320.

Post your goals...short and long term.

B True

 

[gettinlarger]

i dont have them as extensively thought out, but ...

within 2 weeks, i want to be benching 275. i think it can be done easily too.

also within a couple weeks, i want to get a body fat caliper and see what the hell my BF is. after that, i can think a little more serious about other goals.

the next month, strengthen up my lower back, work light on back day, heal my injury. after that, see if a 315 dead can be done again (after lots of careful training).

through the 6 months, get my legs up to par with the rest of my body, especially my crappy ass calves.

2 years, maybe weigh a solid 185-190, maybe an even 200, chiseled.

 

[lemur]

short term - not lose any muscle during the next week, where I'm going to an olympic training camp for fencing, which involves about seven cardio hours daily for a week.
Gain some pounds over the summer, not really concerned whether or not it's fat or muscle, because I automatically cut when the year starts.

long term- by the time i'm fifteen, (almost a year) I'd like to have a 200 bench, 250 squat, and 300 dead. These seem like reasonable goals right now, I'm not THAT far from any of them. And to make the Canada Winter games next year, it may or may not be a long shot but I'm hoping for the best.

 

[needsize]

To be a freak, scare little kids in school yards with my sheer mass, the time frame on that goal is a little hard for me to gauge.

 

[Advaik]

Goals:
1 Year: Have my form down well enough and be over 200lbs so I can join a gym and not look like some newbie.

2 Years: Be around 240lbs with 16-18%bf.

3 Years: Cut down to 6-7%bf and keep it at that.

4 Years: Drop bodybuilding and get into powerlifting while keeping a 6-7%bf.

5 Years: Once all my lifts are well over 300lbs I will get several degrees in martial art schools then join a boxing gym where I can practice kick boxing.

6 Years: Look like Vega, feel like Vega, fight like Vega, BE Vega

 

[Arioch]

Beat the total I hit last competition nearly nine years ago before I got hurt. Do it at same bodyweight (242), with same equipment, and lift just a little bit more on each lift.

Then probably retire.

I actually have one other rather nebulous long term goal, and that is to compete as an OL'er once more. Do not know if the shoulder will ever be up to a max effort clean, though.

If I managed this, I would definitely retire before my luck runs out.

 

[Lumbuss]

To get real lean and lose very little mass, and hopefully add some mass to my chest and tri's because i work them on refeed day. Then take some anabolics and add alot of mass by the begining of the spring semester my freshman year. I also want to hit 6'0 soon, i am 5'11 now.

 

[Mdguy]

-Reach my max bench again (25% below it right now)
-Reach my max squat again (1/3 below it right now)

If I get these two, I should be around 235 and under 10% bf

 

[coolcolj]

Short term goals within 6 month
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weigh 190lb at 6% bodyfat (currently 186 @ 9-10% 5'9") - I don't think I'll have any probs getting to 200lbs if I keep at 9% BF, my gains are very good at the moment!

double my power clean and snatch poundages


Long term - 1 to 2 years from now
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weigh 220 lbs at 6% bodyfat

Have a standing long jump of 3.5 metres or greater ( 2.9 metres now)

Vertical jump of 48 inches or greater (about 39.5 inches now)

awesome acceleration in a short sprint

Squat 3 times my bodyweight for easy reps

Important - Lifetime steroid free too!!

 

[benchmonster]

Short term goals:

Saturday get 9 whites, hit all three attempts, 480, 505, 530 at under 220 bodyweight.

Medium goals - by the end of the year set the State 220 bench record, which I narrowly missed at my last meet.

One year goal, bench 575 at 220. And post an all time top 50 bench. (this would do it)

Long term goal, hit a triple bodyweight bench. Then always have a long term goal of at least 50 lbs beyond whatever my current bench is.

These are my powerlifting goals. I also have personal and family goals, but I assumed you were meaning in the weightlifting realm.

B.

 

[vinylgroover]

To continue to improve and surpass my own expectations, steroid and supplement free.

 

[WannaBPowerful]

Even though im more into bodybuilding, im maxing out on bench in 2 weeks.

Goal: 290

Lifetime bench goal of 400

Also lifetime goal of 550lb squat.

 

[bignate73]

2-4 week goal:
learn all the components of a RDL shrug, hang clean and eventually powerclean.

august (fall semester): still lean but appreciably bigger and stronger. new training style will facilitate this.

6 month goal:
get to a point where i will come in at LEAST 10-15 lbs heavier come competition in march. so this means 20-25lbs offseason weight.

goal for march 03:
diet down comfortably to a middleweight, LEANER than i was this last show. (better leg conditioning).

have the legs that people say "damn" to.

 

[kmh63xl]

goal 1. bench 300-310 b4 football season
goal 2. drop bodyfat to 10%
gaol 3. bench 340 by febuary

 

[highschoolsucksalot]

Short term Goals

Eat everything in sight
Pack on muscle
Inevitably pack on fat also( )
Strengthen legs and back
Do less cardio (even though I enjoy it alot)

Long term Goals

Eat sensibly
Be cut and buff without being too big
Build up stamina and endurance
Become healthier
Do more cardio (yay!)

 

[strong island]

Right now I am contemplating doing a bodybuilding show next year.

Next six to twelve months:

I am trying to get my LBM up to at least 230+

arms up to 19"

thighs up to 28"

Calves up to 18"

10 sets of pullups for 10 reps.

bench 365 for 5 sets of 5.

dead 405 for 3 sets of 5.

etc etc etc.

 

[HulkRow]

Short term: 1- Eat everything on this side of the planet
2- Add 10-15 lbs
3- max out all leg machines (school gym)
4- Get some legs!



Long/Midterm term: 1- Get over 200 lbs
2- add xx inchs to arms
3- add xx inchs to legs

 

[nikkita]

I'm also contemplating competitions for next year, so my goals are...

month 1&2 - Increase mass, trying to mantain my current bf% (at least not increase it too much) goal...thighs up to 23.5" and calves up to 14.5 - 15"

Month 3&4 - Increase strenght in arms, shoulders and back. Practice on flexibility... and maintain gained mass.

Month 5&6 - cutting diet while maintaining muscle

Month 7&8 - Work on correcting flaws regarding symmetry and form.

Month 9 - pre contest preparation

 

[I'D RATHER BE DEADLIFTING]

6 days- hit a new PR deadlift at the deadlift meet I am going to.

11 weeks and 6 days- Hit a bigger PR deadlift a the Deadlift Nationals and set the USAPL National Record for the Juniors 148 class.

By my birthday(Christmas day)- go over 515 on the Deadlift.


As you can see, my primary goals are very deadlift-oriented. During this time I wll be working hardon my other lifts as well, to bring them up for my next full meet(early next year).

 

[Robert Jan]

this year: keep adding weight to all 3 lifts and gain some serious size

5-10 year term: be a BUFF tall doctor with bigass lifts,

 

[Hot_Tub_SATAN]

My goal is to be that TITAN that frightens 800 lb gorilla mothers into clutching their children in fear as I walk by their cage at the zoo. My goal is to be the man who scrams so loud as I press bench five-hundred pounds, pregnant women six blocks away are frightened into premature labor. My goal destroy every challenge that faces me, and anything less is failure.

 

[DrBones]

I'm currently 5'10 and weigh roughly 180 with approx 10.5% BF.
I'm totally natural... although the dark side has almost pulled me in a couple times and is always sitting in the back of my mind.
I have a few problems for instance,
my rotator cuffs are quite irritable , and I had been making great progress healing them until 2 weeks ago I had a few drinks and thought arm wrestling was a good idea. So they are resting around 85% right now.. they've already healed significantly, but Im guessing a few more weeks before they feel really good again.

Short Term Goals (before september)
-Have body fat down to roughly 8%.
-Stregthen rotator cuffs so that I don't have any pain
-Learn to sleep on my back
-Dead Lift 300 x 5

1 year goals (July 2003)
Weigh 185 with less than 10% BF
Deadlift 400+
Squat 400+
Dumbell press 110's without shoulder pain
17" Arms

2 year goals (July 2004)
190lbs+ with less than 10% BF
18" arms+
Be injury free


I think my goals are pretty reasonable, so they shouldn't be too hard to achieve naturally...
Thanks
Ryan

 

[kunta]

goals are to get my max on bench to 325 max now is at 285
max squat to 400+ now at around 340-350

weight to 195 at around 6-7%
currently 190 around 10%
6'2" btw

 

[b fold the truth]

bump...

Would like to see EVERYONE post their goals...

B True

 

[Liberator]

I write down everything I do in the gym, reps sets and weight, so my goal is to get more reps at the same weight with as perfect form as possible next week and keep going until I can up the weight as a result of hitting my target reps.

I dont have any longterm goals, I prefer to concentrate on smaller ones, i.e weekly goals at the moment as I am still learning how different variables effect my progress.

When I leave the gym I have to feel that I have given my all and I could not give anymore, if I dont feel like that then I always feel guilty that it was an opportunity missed to make progress.

 

[bishonen]

I'm sure my goals are slightly different than many of those already posted, but here goes.. (these are both running goals)

To fit snugly in a medium shirt. I like my shirts tight, but damned if anyone makes anything in size smalls. Shopping is a complete pain in the ass for me.

To look good to myself. This means putting on muscle everywhere, and having some definition. I have nobody else to please, and I'd rather not want to sob when I look in the mirror.

Past that, I don't have any weight goals or anything. The fact that I'm lifting at all, and slowly adding weights to my lifts is enough for me. It has nothing to do with my three-lift total being 355. Really.

 

[b fold the truth]

a bump...so everyone can find their old goals

C'mon...set some new goals on the NEW thread!!!!

B True

 

[saint808]

i want arms as big as legs and legs as big as people.

 

[shoichi]

I'm at 5'5 172 13% right now. Unfortunately, I'm coming off a shoulder injury that I got snowboarding and finishing up some rehab. I bet my legs are slightly stronger, and my upper body presses are at about 80-85% full strength.

Bench: 1RM 300
Leg Press: 8x710
DB Shoulder Press: 7x100 (This was my fav. exercise, and my best, so I like to include it)
Deadlift: Don't do them anymore

I'm kind of at a point where I'm more concerned with size than strength.

5'5 (I don't think I'm going to grow anymore) 185 11%BF.

Bench: 1RM at 315, eventually 8x315.
Squat: 8x405
DB Shoulder Press: 8x100

I'll be able to hit my goals within a year if I continue to train hard, and if my shoulder comes back 95-100%.

 

[InPieces03]

my main goal, by june, is to squat 300x20. currently at 240x20 (although 250x20 WILL go down this saturday).

right now i'm 200lb. and i'm trying to maintain that(slowly lean out) for 5-6 months before making the jump to 230 or so by the fall/early winter.

 

[WarriorPL]

By June:
1. 180 lbs, 10%, abs to show
2. Max bench 275
3. Deadlift 315
4. Squat 315
5. For my damn shoulder to get better so i can't increase my bench!